1984 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198384
Teams8
SiteAsheville Civic Center
Asheville, NC
ChampionsMarshall (1st title)
Winning coachRick Huckabay (1st title)
1983–84 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Marshall133 .813256  .806
Chattanooga124 .750247  .774
Western Carolina97 .5631513  .536
Appalachian State88 .5001316  .448
The Citadel88 .5001414  .500
Furman79 .4381217  .414
East Tennessee State610 .375919  .321
Davidson511 .313919  .321
VMI412 .250819  .296
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1984
Rankings from AP poll

The 1984 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 2–4, 1984 at the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina. The Marshall Thundering Herd, led by head coach Rick Huckabay, won their first Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1984 NCAA tournament.[1]

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's nine members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of three rounds.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 2
Semifinals
March 3
Finals
March 4
         
1 Marshall 78
8 Davidson 68
1 Marshall 97
4 Appalachian State 67
4 Appalachian State 82
5 The Citadel 77
1 Marshall 111
2 Chattanooga 1072OT
2 Chattanooga 82
7 East Tennessee State 50
2 Chattanooga 70
6 Furman 57
3 Western Carolina 67
6 Furman 71

See also

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.